Gladys Berdell (Lucht) Wilde passed from this life on July 19, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Center in Newell.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday July 25, 2015 at St John’s Lutheran Church Storm Lake at 10:00. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Pastor David Anthony officiating. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements.

She was born April 3, 1920 in Juanita, North Dakota (New Rockford area) to Herman and Ellen (Krog) Lucht. She began her schooling in Juanita where her Dad drove the “school bus”. She, along with her parents made many trips by train down to visit family in BV Co Iowa where her younger brother Maynard was born.

After her parents divorced she spent the remainder of her life mostly in Grant Township BV Co Iowa. She was confirmed at Nain Lutheran Church, Newell. She attended school in Newell through 10th grade.

On August 27, 1935 she was married to Henry Wilde at Trinity Lutheran Church, Cherokee. They made their home in Storm Lake where their oldest 2 children, Lester and Dorothy, were born.

When the opportunity arose they moved to the country and began their life on the farm in Grant Township, BV CO. Gladys would work alongside her husband from milking cows, taking care of pigs, raising chickens, growing a large garden, sewing and taking care of the family. The family would grow to include 2 more children, Donald and Eileen.

They had become members of St John’s Lutheran Church in Storm Lake after their marriage. In 1970 she was diagnosed with cancer and spent many weeks of treatment at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. While and after recovery she picked up her interest in sewing and joined in Mission Sewing Group. She would make many quilt tops, help with the tying and doing hand quilting. She held the treasurer’s office with the Ladies Aid and helped the group to serve at many funerals.

Her husband died in 1991 and she remained on the farm where she continued to spend many hours at the sewing machine. Her eye sight began to fail and she would spend her winters in the Good Samaritan Center, Newell. She remained in the center after having a respiratory infection that left her weaker. She lived with the hope of returning to her home.

Her survivors include daughter, Dorothy Kapsch, of Waukee; son Don (Jan) Wilde of Burnet, Texas; daughter Eileen Mandernach of Newell, Iowa; 17 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren and 12 great- great grandchildren and one born July 20, 2015.

Preceding Gladys her parents Herman Lucht and Ellen Lucht; parents in-law Emil and Alvina Wilde; husband Henry Wilde, son and daughter in-law Les (Penny) Wilde; sons in-law, Bruce Mandernach and Don (Chuck) Kapsch; granddaughter Heidi Wilde, Grandson in-law Ron Degner.

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